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Baddaginnie is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Albury-Wodonga railway line, in the Rural City of Benalla, 12 kilometres south-west of Benalla itself on the old Hume highway. It is situated in mainly flat unforested country, one kilometre west of the Baddaginnie Creek. At the 2006 census, Baddaginnie and the surrounding area had a population of 460.
Although often mistaken for an aboriginal word, Baddaginnie was the name given to the local township by Sri Lankan railway workers building the Melbourne-Sydney rail line in the 1860s. According to local legend, when provisions failed to arrive at the settlement, the Sri Lankan men named their camp 'baddaginnie' meaning 'empty belly'. Baddaginnie really means hunger, Bada is 'stomach' ginnie is 'fire'.
"Australian Places" quote: "The site for Baddaginnie was surveyed in 1857. Its named is believed to be derived form an expression learned in Ceylon by the surveyor, meaning "hungry", as the survey team was without food when it arrived at Baddaginnie".
The town was surveyed in 1857 but settlement was slow, a Post Office finally opening on September 16, 1879
It is believed to be named after the Sinhala word meaning "hungry" by the surveyor, as the survey team was without food when it arrived.
George "Joey" Palmer, the 1880s Australian test cricketer died here on 22 August 1910.
Population: 460Postcode: 3670
Location: 198 km (123 mi) NE of Melbourne , 14 km (9 miles) SW of Benalla
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